CVE-2024-51736

Command execution hijack on Windows with Process class in symfony/process

Published Nov 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 0 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Symphony process is a module for the Symphony PHP framework which executes commands in sub-processes. On Windows, when an executable file named `cmd.exe` is located in the current working directory it will be called by the `Process` class when preparing command arguments, leading to possible hijacking. This issue has been addressed in release versions 5.4.46, 6.4.14, and 7.1.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3302 Symfony vulnerable to command execution hijack on Windows with Process class
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qq5c-677p-737q Symfony vulnerable to command execution hijack on Windows with Process class
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Sensiolabs
Sensiolabs symfony
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Sensiolabs
Sensiolabs symfony
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00075}

epss

{'score': 0.00082}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Symfony
Symfony symfony
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:symfony:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Symfony
Symfony symfony
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Symphony process is a module for the Symphony PHP framework which executes commands in sub-processes. On Windows, when an executable file named `cmd.exe` is located in the current working directory it will be called by the `Process` class when preparing command arguments, leading to possible hijacking. This issue has been addressed in release versions 5.4.46, 6.4.14, and 7.1.7. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Title Command execution hijack on Windows with Process class in symfony/process
Weaknesses CWE-77
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 21, 2024, 11:23 PM
Reserved
Oct 31, 2024, 2:12 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 6, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:06 AM